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Bromley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Cesspool Drainage.
Five new premises were erected with cesspool
drainage. Four of these premises, however, drain to one
cesspool, which at the time of writing are being connected
up to the soil sewer now being laid.
Progress of Conversion f rom Cesspools to Main Drainar/e.
After the survey of the added areas of Hayes and Keston it was found at 1st April, 1934, that 361 premises were not on main drainage, as follows:—
| Total. | Sewers available. | Sewers not available. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises with privy pans | 103 | 89 | 14 |
| ,, ,, cesspools | 254 | 82 | 172 |
| „ ,, purification | |||
| plants | 4 | 4 | — |
| 361 | 175 | 186 |
With the laying of new sewers in these areas during
the past two years, the availability, or otherwise, of
sewers indicated in the above table of figures has
necessarily undergone a change, as will be seen from the
following tabulation of progress made in conversions
(luring the past two years:—
| 1934. | 1935. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesspools abolished | 24 | 114 | 138 |
| Earth closets | 3 | — | 3 |
| Privy pans | 28 | 35 | 63 |
| 55 | 149 | 204 |
Water.
A piped supply is general throughout the area, and
comes mainly from the Metropolitan Water Board's deep
chalk wells at Shortlands valley. The supply is sufficient,
very hard, but of high grade purity.
Particulars of reservoirs within the district are given
on page 35 of my Annual Report for 1930.